CIA ran secret torture jail in Poland, rules EU Court of Human Rights

The European Court of Human Rights ruled on the 24 July 2014 that the CIA had run a secret jail on Polish soil, a judgment that added to pressure on the United States and its allies to reveal the truth about the global programme for detaining al Qaeda suspects.

The judgement, which is not final, found that Poland had violated a number of articles of the European Convention on Human Rights, including the prohibition of torture and inhuman or degrading treatment as well as the right to a fair trial.

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ECHR: Press Release, 24.07.14: Secret rendition and detention by the CIA in Poland of two men suspected of terrorist acts http://hudoc.echr.coe.int/webservices/content/pdf/003-4832205-5894802

RIA Novosti, 24.07.14: ECHR Rules Poland Violated Human Rights by Stationing CIA Prisons - Reports http://en.ria.ru/world/20140724/191191315/ECHR-Rules-Poland-Violated-Human-Rights-by-Stationing-CIA.html

The Guardian, 24.07.14: Poland broke human rights convention on al-Qaida suspects held by the CIA http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/24/poland-breach-human-rights-convention-al-qaida-suspects-cia

Deutsche Welle, 24.07.14: European court finds Poland complicit in torture at CIA secret prison http://dw.de/p/1Ci4D

The New York Times, 24.07.14: European Court Says CIA Ran Secret Jail in a Polish Forest http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2014/07/24/world/24reuters-cia-jails-poland.html

BBC News, 24.07.14: Poland 'helped in CIA rendition', European Court rules http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-28460628

ESO: Background information: CIA rendition victim wins European court case http://www.europeansources.info/record/cia-rendition-victim-wins-european-court-case/

EUObserver, 24.07.14: Court rules Poland complicit in CIA renditions http://euobserver.com/justice/125103

Polski Radio, 24.07.14: European court slams Poland over CIA ‘black site’ detentions http://www.thenews.pl/1/10/Artykul/177057,European-court-slams-Poland-over-CIA-%E2%80%98black-site%E2%80%99-detentions

The New York Times, 24.07.14: Court Censures Poland Over C.I.A. Renditions http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/25/world/europe/europe-poland-cia-black-site-extraordinary-rendition.html

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